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How healthy is too healthy? E.U. warns about green tea supplements

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:33 PM

BRUSSELS - Taking high doses of supplements containing green tea extracts may be associated with liver damage, according to new research from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Read more »

Strong, deep quake rocks Bolivia, shakes buildings in Brazil

Daniel Ramos, Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 11:40 AM

An earthquake of at least 6.6 magnitude shook Bolivia early on Monday, causing no damage or injuries but driving people out of office buildings as far away as Brasilia and Sao Paulo in neighboring Brazil, officials said.   Read more »

LOOK: Road cracks as 3 landslides hit Negros town

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 03:15 PM

Three landslides struck this town during the onslaught of Tropical Storm Agaton, rendering a major road impassable on Wednesday. Read more »

NDRRMC: Back-to-back storms cost over a billion in agri, infra losses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 05:37 PM

Over a billion worth of agriculture products and infrastructure were destroyed by Tropical Storm Urduja and Typhoon Vinta which hit the Philippines days before Christmas, a disaster official said Sunday. Read more »

Hurricane Irma aftermath

Kevin Barrallon, Facebook/AFP
Posted at Sep 07 05:21 PM

A picture released on the Facebook account of Kevin Barrallon on September 7, 2017 shows flooded houses in Gustavia on the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy in the Caribbean following hurricane Irma. Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin and claiming at least 7 lives.  Read more »

Baby Charlie Gard to die in hospice, parents seek more time with him

Michael Holden and Estelle Shirbon, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 09:01 AM

LONDON - A British judge gave the parents of Charlie Gard until noon on Thursday to agree arrangements for his death with the hospital caring for him, failing which he would be transferred to a hospice where his ventilation tube would be removed. Read more »

ALAMIN: Pananagutan ng driver at may-ari ng sasakyan kapag nakaaksidente sa daan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 04:06 PM

Ano nga ba ang mga pananagutan ng driver at ng nakarehistrong may-ari ng sasakyan kapag nagkaroon ng pinsalang dulot ng hindi maingat na pagmamaneho?   Read more »

Cracks found in some public schools in Tacloban City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 11:15 PM

Cracks were found in several public schools in Tacloban City, days after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the province.  Read more »

Earthquake aftermath

Lito Bagunas, AFP
Updated as of Jul 07 08:55 PM

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'Moderate' drinking also linked to brain damage: study

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 07 11:57 AM

Even moderate drinking is linked to brain damage and a slight decline in mental skills, according to a study released Wednesday that calls into question many national alcohol guidelines. Read more »

Probe set on Navy boat's damage of Sta. Cruz Island reefs

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 11:16 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The naval forces in Western Mindanao are set to investigate the damage that a navy boat wrought on coral reefs near Sta. Cruz Island, after it anchored in the protected area. Read more »

Lanao del Sur, 'sumali' sa listahan ng mga nalindol

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 10:23 AM

Nasira ng magnitude 6 na lindol ang higit 40 bahay, pati ilang istraktura at classroom sa anim na barangay sa Wa-o, Lanao del Sur.  Read more »

Lanao quake triggers landslide near Bukidnon school

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:10 AM

An earthquake in Lanao del Sur province on Wednesday triggered a landslide near a school in the nearby town of Kalilangan in Bukidnon, a local official said. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Scenes of destruction after Batangas quakes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 03:56 PM

Three earthquakes struck Batangas province on Saturday afternoon, damaging several buildings and sending panicked residents scurrying to safer ground. Read more »

CHR probes kid's death in Basilan clash

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 05:43 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Commission on Human Rights has launched an investigation into the death of a child who was caught in crossfire during a military operation against the Abu Sayyaf in Tabuan Lasa, Basilan last week. Read more »

Pamimigay ng relief goods sa Surigao, saglit na naantala

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 06:21 PM

Supply ng pagkain at tubig ang daing ng mga naapektuhan ng lindol sa Surigao. Read more »

Surigao quake leaves at least P201-M infra damage: DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 03:21 PM

The initial cost of damage to infrastructure due to a deadly earthquake that struck Surigao City on Friday has been pegged at P201 million, the Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH said. Read more »

WATCH: Drone captures aftermath of Surigao quake

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 11:34 AM

Six people died and more than 100 were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the coastal town of Surigao City late Friday, damaging hundreds of houses and buildings, and cracking several roads and bridges. Read more »

Surigao earthquake

Rodge Cultura, ABS-CBN RNG
Posted at Feb 11 11:21 AM

The Surigao Hotel shows some partial damage after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off Surigao City on Friday evening. Initial reports place the number of casualties at four, while heavy damage was sustained by buildings and other infrastructures. Read more »

LOOK: Strong quake damages some buildings in Surigao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 05:48 PM

Several buildings in Surigao City were damaged by the powerful earthquake that struck late Friday night. Read more »